Fashionista?!?!?!

Hello, Farm friends....or should I say, FASHIONISTAS? Well, we're assuming there are some fashionistas out there amongst you all!

I'm here to preview just a tiny tease of a BRAND NEW MISS ANYA set coming to The Greeting Farm! WOO HOO! We know it's been a while, and we heard ya loud and clear that a new Miss Anya set was wanted by many... can you GUESS what the theme is?

Well, we're hoping you'll figure it out somewhere along the way, but for now, we have a SUPER FUN contest to announce! Remember our "Club Anya Couture" contest from a few years past? Well, we're vampin' and AMPING it up this time in search of our latest "FARM FASHIONISTA!"

What does that mean? One lucky winner who shows us the most fashion and flair will WIN the ENTIRE SPETEMBER release...and there are FOUR new releases including the new Miss Anya set to be revealed on the 1st!

Here are the OFFICIAL RULES (you can also view them on the TGF BLOG):

*Create a card or project using TGF stamps. You can alter, fashion, reposition clothes, heads, whatever, but it needs to be with ONLY TGF Stamps.

*Submit your card or project to the TGF Galleria/TGF CONTESTS and SPECIAL EVENTS/FARM FASHIONISTA 2011. ALL entries must be submitted by Wednesday, August 31st at 6pm CST.

WINNER will be voted on by the Farmers, Jess and Marie and be announced onRELEASE DAY, Thursday September 1st!

HOW FUN does that sound? Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to let that mojo FLOW...YOU could be the next FARM FASHIONISTA at TGF!

In addition to all of that news, we are SUPER excited to welcome JESS MARIN to the TGF family this month as our SEPTEMBER GUEST designer! Jess is no stranger to TGF, plays in a ton of our challenges and is just an all-around awesome supporter-so let's give her a fabulous TGF welcome, as always! WELCOME, JESS!

That's it for me today, but I'll be back with lots more to share tomorrow! Thanks as always for stopping by!

GDT for The Pixie Cottage

Its time for a new sketch and theme over at The Pixie Cottage. This week there is a great sketch you can follow and/or the theme of Summer Nights. I chose to follow the sketch this week.

I used some Basic Grey Pyrus papers. I love the muted colors of this paper pad, and the designs are amazing too. I paired them up with Tilda with Ponytail and The Pixie Cottage Stump and Bench. I love the way these two stamps look together, like they were made for each other!
I colored my images with copics

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30

Hair - E25, E31, E50

Pants - B97, B95, B91

Shirt and Socks - YR02, YR00, YR000, 0

Shoes- C00, C1, CC3, C5

Bench - E27, E25, E23, E21

Stump - E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Grass - YG63, G24, G20, G21, YG03

Flowers - Y13, Y15, YR23, YR24, YR21

I added some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers to the card. I love these flowers and add them to pretty much every single card I make. I also punched out a martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly and added it to the top corner.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Magnolia Down Under - Flutterbys

Magnolia Mania - Summer
TOMIC - recycle (recycled doily and ribbon)

Maci and Luka turn ONE!!!!!!

HIP, HIP, HOORAY, Marci and Luka had a BIRTHDAY!

On August 1st our Marci and Luka finally turned ONE!

We want to thank each and every one of our customers for your continued excitement and support as we celebrate this amazing milestone! We couldn’t have done it without you, and we want you all to know…YOU ROCK!!

Are you ready for some birthday FUN?!

If you came here from the La La Land blog, you are in the right place, if not, check back there as to not miss any of the details of the hop!

I chose to use Ballerina Marci, as she is one my favorite LaLa stamps. I love how versatile she can be, used for any occasion, even birthdays! How perfect would this card be for a little ballerina princess in your life?

To celebrate this momentous occasion, we have a special surprise for you!! We’ve brought back some La-La Land Crafts’ alumni and friends to celebrate Marci and Luka’s birthday with us….YIPPEE!

On top of our special guest bloggers, we are offering up a HUGE BLOG CANDY for this exciting event.

This Blog Candy contains the following:

~ Set of 12 Copic Markers in NEW 2011 colors

~ Set of Spica Pens

~ Pack of X-Press Blending Cardstock

~ New Scor-pal and pack of Scor-Tape

~ 3 sets of 12x12 Basic Grey Collections paper packs

~ $20 gift certificate to the La-La Land Crafts Store

To be eligible for this FABULOUS blog prize, you must follow these 3 easy rules:

1. Become a follower and/or subscribe to our Blog.
2. Display a picture of our Blog Candy on your blog with a link back to THIS POST.

**if you don’t have a blog, please spread the word

1. Leave one comment BELOW after completing the blog hop answering this question:

“Which stamp used on the projects in this hop is your favorite?”

You have until August 31st to leave your answer below in our comment section (one comment only please).

We will draw the winner’s name on September 3rd.

Now let’s get on with our AWESOME hop!!

From here, you are going to hop on over to Cindy's blog, where she has a fantastic project to feast your eyes on!!! If you get lost along the way, head back to the La La Land Crafts blog, where there is a master blog hop list!!! AND, DOnt forget to

please leave one comment and let us know your favorite stamp from the hop!

Much love and hugs to you all! And a big THANK YOU from Marci and Luka too!

Birds of a Feather... - Simon Says DT

Before moving on to this weeks challenge we need you to cancel all your plans for next week, all leave is cancelled !! ha ha We need you all here to join us on a
HUGE Stamp-tember Blog Hop and Treasure Hunt !!


For the second year in a row the Simon Says Stamp and Show & the Simon Says Stamp Challenge are joining forces to celebrate the approaching fall and winter holidays. Be sure to come back on August 31st, (MN Ohio Time, 6 pm CET ) to start the hop. It will run through to September 5th. Simon Says Stamp is offering a FANTASTIC GRAND PRIZE , and there will be other opportunities to win some hidden treasure too ! So make a note in your diaries and make sure you are here to join in the FUN !! :-)

It's time for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. This week our challenge is a sketch. We have this amazing sketch created by my fellow teamie, Dawny. Isn't it amazing??!!So, this week my fellow DT and I are showcasing Lawn Fawn stamps and images on our cards. I had so much fun stepping outside of my normal comfort zone and creating this card.

Ingredients:

Paper: K&Company Julienne

Images and Sentiment: Lawn Fawn Fly Free Stamp Set

Medium: copic markers

Embellishments: Hero Arts Vintage Collage Flowers

Tools: Nestabilities Lacey Circles Die, Nestabilities Fancy Tags, Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress ink

I colored my images with copics.

Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00, B02, B00, B0000
I hope that you will join us at Simon Says Stamp for our sketch challenge this week. The ever fabulous Heidi is giving the random winner a $50 gift card to the superstore!!!! Such an amazing prize, with so many ways to spend it!!!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Midnight Madness DT - MMSC118

Its that time of the week again, time for a new sketch over at Midnight Madness. This week we have an amazing sketch, and I loved working with it.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

I thought the layout was perfect for a masculine card, so I chose to use Birthday Ian from the Greeting Farm.

I paired this sketch up with some of my fave masculine papers from Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman. I love the vintage feel of these papers, they are just stunning. I used the new Greeting Farm Bantastic stamps for the banner stamp on the papers. The sentiment is also Greeting Farm, from the Oliver and Amelia Surprise set. Love how it all came together.
I colored my image with copics

Skin - E21, E00, E000

Hair and shoes- C9, C7, C5, C3

Shirt - E09, E08, E07

Pants - B97, B95, B91

Banner and gift - YG95, YG93, YG91, E44, E42
Here is the artsy view of my card.
I hope you will join us at Midnight Madness for this week's sketch. I cant wait to see what you create. We have some amazing prizes and sponsors this week.

Our MMSC118 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is..

Our August Monthly sponsor is....

AnnaBelles

Click here to read about the fabulous Monthly Prize!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday - Masculine Cards

Anyone for Anya - Vintage Vibes

Paper Sundaes - Sundae Bar (twine, banners)

LaLa Land Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Its time for a new challenge at La La Crafts. This week the challenge is Winter Wonderland. I love this theme, as there are some super cute winter Marci and Luka images, it was hard to choose. I did finally choose Marci with Snowman, and I just love this image, too cute!

I used Basic grey Jovial paper for this card, I just love the cute snowman paper in the middle, it matched perfectly with this cutie snowman image. I stamped the sentiment from a Greeting Farm Stamp set, Warm and Fuzzy, that I have, and thought it matched perfect to Marci with her cute warm coat on. I then cut the sentiment out with my Doohickey Vintage Tag die, and tied some red ribbon through the hole.
I colored my image with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30 Hair - E25, E31, E50 Hats, Scarf, and Mitten - R29, R27, R24, R22, BG75, BG72, E42, E40 Coat - E43, E42, E41, E40 Boots - W7, W5, W3, W1, C00, C1 Snowman - B0000, YR13, YR11, YR12, E27, E25, E21

I added a Doohickey tilda Lace border to the middle panel to give it some added interest. I also added a red silk bow and a large red wild rose from Wild Orchid Crafts. I love the way it turned out.
I hope you will pop over to LaLa Land Crafts and see the other amazing winter creations my teamies have come up with them, they will blow you away.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Tiny Bubbles....

I have had some time in my craft space today, and have made a card just for fun, and not for a DT card, but just for me. It has been a while since I have had time to do that, and I was so happy to just sit down and create for fun. Here is what I came up with....

I used one of my new Tilda stamps, Bubbling Tilda. I just got her with my last Simon Says Design team treat spend, and I just LOVE her, I am totally obsessed. I know she is not new, but she is new to my collection, and I LOVE her, such a dream to color up. Anyway, I paired her with some of my K&Company Julienne papers, as I wanted to keep this card monochrome, and those are the best blue papers I own, they are just gorgeous. I created an easel card to give it some interest, and they are so much fun (and easy) to create.
I followed the sketch at Saturday sketch for the front panel of this card. I love the way it came out. There are so many layers, makes it very interesting to the eye. Love it!
I colored up this beauty with copics and Prismacolor pencils.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30

Hair - E25, E31, E50

Dress - B91, B95, B97, W5, Indigo Blue pencil

Wings and Bubbles - B01, B00, B0000, Light Cerulean Blue pencil, Stardust Stickles

The sentiment is also a Magnolia stamp that is a fave in my house!

I added lots of embellies to the card to pretty it up. I added some Doohickey die cuts. I used Tilda Lace for one of the borders, Doily flowers to the flower bases, and the swirl. I also added some Wild Orchid Crafts light blue roses to the centers of the die cut flowers. The stick pin is also hand-made from a crafting buddy of mine,and it matched absolutely perfectly! The butterfly was punched using my Martha Stewart Monarch punch, and I added some half back pearls as the final finishing touch.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

TOMIC - Monochrome

Magnolia Down Under - Inspired by a song (Tiny Bubbles)

Saturday Sketch - sketch

Bunny Zoe's - Easel cards

Magnolia-licious - Monochrome